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Frontier, Native Americans, The War Years (1775-1783) February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020

Maj. Gen. John Sullivan and the Occupation of Easton, Pennsylvania, May 7–June 18, 1779

by Andrew A. Zellers-Frederick

For a brief seven weeks, the Pennsylvania frontier village of Easton became the second largest community within the state. With an estimated 25,000 inhabitants,…

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The War Years (1775-1783) February 20, 2014 August 28, 2016

Connecticut Yankees in a Pennamite’s Fort

by Thomas Verenna

“Living on the frontier is easy!” said no one, ever. Case in point, on July 3, 1778, over 100 loyalist rangers under the command…

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1. Nancy Maxwell An American Bolingbroke: John Taylor of Caroline’s Republican Opposition, 1792–1794, Part 2 of 2

James, thank you for this well-researched and enlightening comparison of John Taylor and Viscount Bolingbroke.
2. Shirley Sutton The Rise of Virginia’s Independent Militia

Do rosters of Virginia militia personnel still exit and if so are they available on line or in publication of historical literature?
3. Kevin Conn Did Yellow Fever Save the United States?

This is a nice look at the feverish atmosphere of 1793. The conclusion that America was not saved by the deus ex machina of an epidemic is a nice refutation…